When the lights dim and a hush falls over the audience at the Cinemark Century Boulder on Feb. 29, the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) will open for the 20th time. That’s nothing to shake a stick at, especially considering … Continue reading Shut Up and Play the Hits: Previewing the 2024 Boulder International Film Festival
It all started with a movie, Lonesome, and the promotional team in charge of booking screenings of the 1928 romantic comedy in various mountain towns. They were Bill and Stella Pence, James Card, and Tom Luddy, cinephiles with more industry … Continue reading Someone to Watch Over Me: Dispatches from the 50th Telluride Film Festival
I have Varda on the mind. And not just because she passed away earlier this year at the age of 90. Or that I just wrote about one of her best films, Vagabond. Or that the Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake’s Femme … Continue reading FACES PLACES
Boulder audiences love a good documentary. And from Feb. 22–25, the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) returns to help Boulderites scratch the educational itch with a lineup that holds a little something for everyone. Of the 34 features screening at … Continue reading Top Picks for BIFF: Previewing the 2018 Boulder International Film Festival
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